Short-term heat stress and air pollution linked to increased suicide risk
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Analysis of 7,500 suicides in Utah finds suicide risk increases by 50% on hot days with bad air quality.
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Inside WonderLab: Where science and photography meet
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Anand Varma will bring visitors through the arc of his journey from scientist-in-training to award-winning photographer.
Read MoreUniversity releases annual Climate Action Plan updates
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The Fiscal Year 2024 progress report documents increases in climate-related research, a boost in sustainability courses, reductions in the growing institution’s carbon footprint and new efforts to improve resiliency.
Read MoreTour de force
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U and Université Côte d’Azur students again team up to tackle energy and climate solutions at the 2026 Wilkes Center “Hackathon.”
Read MoreSelfish sperm hijack genetic gatekeeper to kill healthy rivals
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Study identifies the Overdrive gene as a quality control “checkpoint” for sperm formation in Drosophila, which gets weaponized by selfish chromosomes to boost odds of passing into the next generation.
Read MoreUncovering a patchwork of fresh and salty groundwater beneath Great Salt Lake’s south shore
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New geophysical surveys by U geoscientists reveal a hidden, dynamic aquifer system under the lake’s exposed playa.
Read MoreAI tool streamlines drug synthesis
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A machine-learning system trained on sparse data predicts how molecules form, cutting months of lab work to days, at a fraction of the cost.
Read More‘Just-shoring’ puts justice at the center of critical minerals policy
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The clean energy transition depends on critical raw materials but mining them strains local communities and ecosystems. A new “just-shoring” framework argues supply chains must center justice alongside climate and security goals.
Read MoreSelf-cleaning fuel cells? Researchers reveal steam-powered fix for ‘sulfur poisoning’
University of Utah team discover rhodium-infused anodes could be a solution to unlock fuel-flexible clean energy.
Read MoreU physicists contribute to IceCube’s next era
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As the groundbreaking observatory completes its first major upgrade in the South Pole, U scientists support drilling, calibration and analysis efforts to advance the hunt for cosmic neutrinos.
Read MoreLabs meet the legislature: Student research on Capitol Hill
For 26 years, the University of Utah and Utah State University have partnered to connect legislators with the innovative work of undergraduate researchers by hosting the annual Research on Capitol Hill event.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Katherine Berensen
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“My experience doing undergraduate research has been truly nothing short of transformative.”
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